um·bil·i·cus ( m-b l -k s, m b-l ks)n. pl. um·bil·i·ci (-s ) 1. See navel. 2. Biology A small opening or depression similar to a navel, as the hollow at the base of the shell of some gastropod mollusks, one of the openings in the shaft of a feather, or the hilum of a seed. [Latin umbil cus; see nobh- in Indo-European roots.] |
umbilicus [ʌmˈbɪlɪkəs ˌʌmbɪˈlaɪkəs]
n pl -bilici [-ˈbɪlɪˌsaɪ -bɪˈlaɪsaɪ]
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology a hollow or navel-like structure, such as the cavity at the base of a gastropod shell
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a technical name for the navel
[from Latin: navel, centre; compare Latin umbō shield boss, Greek omphalos navel]
umbiliform [ʌmˈbɪlɪˌfɔːm] adj
navel, umbilicus, belly button, omphalodium - The navel is also the umbilicus, belly button, or omphalodium; navel and umbilicus share the same Indo-European root.
See also related terms for navel.
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| Noun | 1. |  umbilicus - a scar where the umbilical cord was attached; "you were not supposed to show your navel on television"; "they argued whether or not Adam had a navel"; "she had a tattoo just above her bellybutton"abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
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